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25 Years of the 21st Century: 4. The Age of Changing Families
As we swipe to find love and consult chatbot therapists, Matthew Syed asks how technology has altered the way we approach dating, friendship and community.
It’s not all technology, though. Key changes in social trends, medical innovations, demography and economic factors have also played a part in how people live. How have relationships changed in the past 25 years?
Contributors
Margaret MacMillan, Emeritus Professor of International History at the University of Oxford and author of several acclaimed books.
Meghan Nolan, an Irish novelist and journalist based in New York.
Sarah Harper, Professor of Gerontology at the University of Oxford and a fellow at University College.
Production team
Editor: Sara Wadeson
Producers: Emma Close, Marianna Brain, Michaela Graichen
Sound: Tom Brignell
Production Co-ordinators: Janet Staples and Katie Morrison
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As we swipe to find love and consult chatbot therapists, Matthew Syed asks how technology has altered the way we approach dating, friendship and community.
It’s not all technology, though. Key changes in social trends, medical innovations, demography and economic factors have also played a part in how people live. How have relationships changed in the past 25 years?
Contributors
Margaret MacMillan, Emeritus Professor of International History at the University of Oxford and author of several acclaimed books.
Meghan Nolan, an Irish novelist and journalist based in New York.
Sarah Harper, Professor of Gerontology at the University of Oxford and a fellow at University College.
Production team
Editor: Sara Wadeson
Producers: Emma Close, Marianna Brain, Michaela Graichen
Sound: Tom Brignell
Production Co-ordinators: Janet Staples and Katie Morrison
Archive
Steve Jobs launches the Apple iPhone, 2007
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